Rodent Regatta

I Can Only Imagine

by Bart Millard

I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk by your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When Your face is before me
I can only imagine

Surrounded by your glory, what will my heart feel?
Will I dance for you Jesus, or in awe of you be still?
Will I stand in your presence, or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing halleujah, will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine.

I can only imagine
When that day comes
When I find myself standing in the sun
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever, forever worship you
I can only imagine.

Surrounded by your glory, what will my heart feel?
Will I dance for you Jesus, or in awe of you be still?
Will I stand in your presence, or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing halleujah, will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine.

I’m also reminded of the song His Strength Is Perfect. The words that grab my soul are: ”Raised in His power, the weak become strong…”

or these: ”But sometimes I wonder what He can do through me? No great success to show; No glory on my own. Yet, in my weakness, He is there to let me know…”

and finally: ”We can only know the power That He holds, When we truly see how deep our weakness goes;”

Here’s an example of how God speaks to us about our sense of weakness when experiencing trials and tribulation:

At first I didn’t think of it as a gift and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then He told me,

”My grace is enough; it’s all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.”

Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations that cut me down to size – abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. II Corinthians 12:7-10 [The Message]